North Lodge, Ladykirk House

John Dobson, circa 1850-60. Single storey, 3-bay, cruciform plan, Classical, piend-roofed lodge, with Tuscan order portico and 20th century rear extensions. Polished pink sandstone ashlar; rear extensions rendered. Base course; plain frieze; cornice. Raised cills.

E (FRONT) ELEVATION: distyle portico raised on two shallow steps; two Tuscan pilasters flanking recessed 4-panelled door with plain glazed 2-pane timber fanlight. Tympanum of pediment carved with coronet and the letter M. (see Notes).

12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Welsh slate roof; zinc ridges. Single central ashlar stack with moulded cope, one yellow clay can and one modern metal can.

GATEPIERS, WALLS AND GATES: 19th century. Four pyramidal-capped gatepiers linked by convex curved wing walls to ball-finialled piers at edge of roadline. Tall gatepiers to central vehicle entrance and identical smaller gatepiers to flanking pedestrian entrances. Base course; moulded cornice; squat pyramidal capstones. Spear-headed iron gates. Low curved walls with base course and moulded cope. Gatepiers on road-line similar to those in centre but capped by stone ball on squared block. All pink polished ashlar sandstone. Continuous tall squared rubble walls pierced by gate giving pedestrian access to lodge.